NYC police fingerprinting a German, 1917, Photo by Bain News Service / Bain News Service – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures NYC police fingerprinting a German, 1917, Photo by Bain News Service / Bain News Service in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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NYC police fingerprinting a German, 1917, Photo by Bain News Service / Bain News Service
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Police fingerprinting a German man in New York City in 1917 captures a routine step in the wartime treatment of enemy aliens. The United States entered World War I in April 1917, and German nationals living in the country soon faced registration, surveillance, and restrictions. This glass negative comes from the Bain News Service, a photo agency whose staff documented New York news for the press. The collection's archival records are not fully verified, so the exact circumstances of the arrest are unclear, but the picture shows how quickly wartime policy reached ordinary city life.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,809 × 3,333 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27376 |
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